Readers who have been following my Bloggie Wednesday series for the past 2 years will know that I’m pretty much a stickler for planning especially when it comes to planning my editorial content for the blog. It’s how I keep on top of things for the blog and to make sure I don’t run into the dreaded blogger’s block.

I’ve been using the Editorial Calendar WordPress plugin for a long time now and it has served me well in giving me a bird’s eye view of my editorial content for the month. Well, that was until I discovered CoSchedule. That was when my editorial planning became even better.

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Loose eyeshadow pigments and I, we’re not friends. Heck, we’re not even acquaintances. In fact, I’d stay as far away from them as much as possible if I could.

Years ago when I was very much into indie mineral makeup, I’d buy jars and jars of loose eyeshadow pigments because the colours were amazing and each jar was so cheap. In the end, they were simply a waste of money because I barely used any of them. As beautiful as the eyeshadow pigments were, they were fiddly, messy and a downright pain in the bum to use.

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Note: While I love skincare, I’m not an expert particularly when it comes to ingredients. Retinol is very new to my skin so if I did get any of the facts wrong, please let me know in the comments below.

A couple of weeks ago, I did a Skincare Favourites Week mini series where I shared my top 10 favourite skincare products with you. One of my favourite serums I mentioned was the La Roche-Posay Redermic R. It was something I discovered quite recently and I thought I’d tell you a little bit more about it and why I like it so much.

Prior to the Redermic R, I’ve never used any skincare products that contained retinol. I know, I know … how is it that I preach so much about useful skincare ingredients yet I’ve never even touched retinol until much recently?

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